Majoring in Nursing: From Prerequisites to Postgraduate Study and Beyond - Softcover

Katz, Janet R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0374525676 ISBN 13: 9780374525675

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1999

Synopsis

In this groundbreaking career guide, Janet Katz gives a tour of the nursing profession and helps prospective students evaluate whether it’s right for them. Through personal anecdotes and interviews with women and men from a wide range of nursing specialties, Katz examines what it means to be a nurse and addresses the misconceptions that surround the profession. She introduces readers to the diverse career possibilities within nursing, such as working in a helicopter emergency unit, conducting scientific research, or providing home health care. Katz also offers practical advice on each step toward becoming a nurse, from choosing the right school to finding your first job to managing on-the-job stress.

About this title

About the Author:

Janet R. Katz, RN, MSN, RN.C, is a cardiac rehabilitation nurse, an adjunct professor at Gonzaga University, and the author of several articles on medicine and nursing. She lives in Spokane, Washington.

Review:

“Janet Katz’s writing is direct, practical, and conversational. Her book will help readers explore nursing through the eyes of a mature, realistic professional. Katz outlines thoroughly the political, power, and human dynamics which make nursing a complex career choice. School and vocational counselors would do well to have Majoring in Nursing on their bookshelves.” – Peter Berner-Hays, Upper School Counselor, Lakeside School, Seattle

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0374525676
• ISBN 13: 9780374525675
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144